1972 Mercedes-benz 280sel 4.5 Sedan 4-door on 2040-cars
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
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I am in love with these cars. This is one of the cars you say to yourself I never should have sold. To me the W108 cars are some of the best cars Mercedes ever made and our substantially undervalued. They have recently had some attention and prices are rising. This car is a one owner that had not been driven much in the last twenty years. It it complete with manuals, data cards, owner cars and is complete. This is a great restoration candidate, rust is minimal. Please see photos and inspect for yourself, body is solid as is rockers and body panels. I do see some rust underneath doors near drainage holes and some in trunk area which looks minimal.
Body Overall very solid, undercoating still present underneath. A very average quality repaint at some time ago. Hood has some damage due to elderly owner misjudging space, I have a used hood if the buyer wants it. A new paint job will make this one a superstar. Interior Has the rare options floor shifter, sunroof, armrests with front seat pad. Great all original black leather just the right patina. Front seats have some areas that would need to be repaired, back seats are excellent. I would drive as is, its up to you. Wood on dash and doors excellent condition, wood near windshield good shape but more aging. Heat levers broken, AC comes on but not cold, Sunroof works but is slow, drivers rear window not working. Mechanically Car runs and starts with no problem. A mechanic needs to go over it as it has not been driven regularly for a while. On a 60 mile drive I noticed brakes losing pressure at times and a little wandering over 60mph. I am not a mechanic and would not drive the car before a full inspection. This car is sold as is, please come and inspect it. I want you to know exactly what you are buying. |
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Mercedes testing C-Class plug-in hybrid modes in Germany
Wed, 07 May 2014Testing appears to be underway for what would be the first Mercedes-Benz C-Class with a hybrid powertrain. We can see a pair of the prototypes undergoing testing in Germany, with one, a C-Class Wagon, still heavily clad in camouflage and featuring a more noticeable outlet on the passenger side of its rear bumper.
There's also a more production-looking sedan, which features a not-so-discreet flap over its rear-bumper outlet. It's difficult to speculate on power outputs for this fuel-sipping C-Class, although our spies seem to think that this car will feature some combination of a four-cylinder gas engine with an electric motor, although just which four is unclear (note, we wouldn't mind if MB fit its 2.0-liter turbo with some batteries and motors). Regardless, the four-pot/electric motor seems like a pretty reasonable combo, although it probably means that Mercedes won't be challenging the six-cylinder-powered system of the BMW ActiveHybrid3 any time soon.
When the plug-in C-Class arrives later this year as a 2015 model, it will likely offer a full range of driving modes, including both gas or electric, only, as well as a more traditional hybrid mode.
Mercedes dealers authorized to spend $2,500 on perks for S-Class customers
Mon, 02 Dec 2013If you drop $100,000 on a luxury sedan, it seems only reasonable to receive some preferential treatment at the dealership you purchased from. After all, that price isn't just for the car - you're paying for the brand and all the cachet that entails. For Mercedes-Benz, those benefits have apparently been lacking relative to the German brand's luxury competitors.
That's set to change, though, as Automotive News reports that the German brand is placing a much greater emphasis on keeping its customers happy and loyal with its MB Select program. Starting with the new S-Class and spreading to the CLA-Class (and eventually beyond), dealers are being given money - up to $2,500 in the case of the flagship sedan - just to improve the customer experience.
We agree, improving the "customer experience" is quite a vague term, so it's nice that Mercedes USA's CEO, Steve Cannon, offered up some examples to AN at the LA Auto Show. For example, a customer couldn't fit his sunglasses into the overhead compartment. "So we bought him a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses that fit because of their shape," Cannon said.
Mercedes-Benz intros long-wheelbase E-Class for China
Thu, 25 Apr 2013Long-wheelbase sedans are a pretty hot commodity in China, and to keep up with the competition, Mercedes-Benz has introduced an extended version of the 2014 E-Class sedan at the Shanghai Motor Show. Audi, BMW, Volvo and even Cadillac offer extended versions of sedans specific to the Chinese market, and now the E-Class L, shown off in E400L guise, will give luxury sedan buyers in China yet another option.
Compared to the standard 2014 E-Class sedan, the new China-spec E-Class L has been stretched by 5.5 inches - all of which goes to the rear-seat passengers. According to an article on China View from earlier in the year, the market for chauffeur-driven cars is growing in the Asian nation, so automakers need long-wheelbase models like the E-Class L in order to fully compete. As for what powers this stretched E-Class, it's available in three models: the diesel E260L, the V6-powered E300L and the E400 Hybrid.
The redesigned E-Class and the all-new A-Class are just the first of 20 new Mercedes-Benz products that will be introduced into the Chinese auto market by 2015. Scroll down for the full press release on long-wheelbase E.